Historic Turkey-EU Deal Hailed

World | December 18, 2004, Saturday // 00:00

The European Union's decision to begin entry talks with Turkey has received a widespread welcome. But Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will face tough questions at home about what he has signed up to. The deal came after Ankara agreed it would tacitly acknowledge the Cyprus government - a key EU demand for talks to begin. US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Turkey within the EU would be "a positive force for democracy". The deal was struck after two days of tough and at times heated talks in Brussels. Erdogan insisted the protocol was not a formal recognition of Cyprus.

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